Franklin County
$333.7M in FY2025 federal spending, $7,801 per capita.
Tennessee · FIPS 47051
In FY2025, Franklin County in Tennessee received $333.7M in federal spending - $7,801 per capita for a population of 42,774. This is 50.1% below the national average and 55.6% below the Tennessee average. The leading federal agency by spending share is Social Security Administration. By per-capita federal spending, it ranks #49 of 95 Tennessee counties.
- Total spending
- $333.7M
- Per capita
- $7,801
- vs. national avg
- -50.1%
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
The verdict
Franklin County posts below-median federal per-capita spending nationally, with spending concentrated almost entirely in Social Security Administration.
- National per-capita rank
- Top 57%
- of 3,232 US counties
- Per-capita spending
- $7,801
- Leading agency
- Social Security Administration
- 87.6% of tracked spending
- Tennessee rank
- #49 of 95
How Franklin County Compares
Per-capita federal spending: Franklin County vs. Tennessee and the nation
Population: 42,774 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate) - the denominator behind the per-capita figures above.
Leading Federal Agencies in Franklin County
Top awarding agencies in Franklin County, FY2025
Among the 1,150 US counties with agency-level spending data, Social Security Administration is the most common leading agency nationally, topping 86% of agency-tracked counties.
These 3 agencies together account for $293.1M (87.8%) of Franklin County's $333.7M in total tracked federal spending -- the remainder is spread across smaller awarding agencies not individually broken out in this dataset.
All 3 individually-tracked agencies are shown above - Franklin County has no smaller residual awarding agencies broken out beyond this set, a compact agency footprint rather than a long tail of minor awardees.
Read the agency breakdown as a table
| Agency | Spending | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Social Security Administration | $256.7M | 87.6% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $28.6M | 9.7% |
| Department of Transportation | $7.8M | 2.7% |
How Franklin County Ranks Nationally
Per-capita federal spending vs. all US counties
All 3,232 US counties, FY2025
$7,801 Top 57% higher than 43% of 3,224 US counties
Each bar is a $1K-wide band; taller bars hold more US counties. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source USASpending.gov FY2025 + U.S. Census Bureau population estimates
Franklin County Among Tennessee's Largest Counties
Population vs. per-capita spending: Tennessee's biggest counties
Read the chart as a table
| County | Population | Per capita | Total spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelby County | 929,744 | $6,904 | $6.4B |
| Davidson County | 715,884 | $64,625 | $46.3B |
| Knox County | 478,971 | $7,920 | $3.8B |
| Hamilton County | 366,207 | $17,351 | $6.4B |
| Rutherford County | 341,486 | $5,288 | $1.8B |
| Williamson County | 247,726 | $7,002 | $1.7B |
| Montgomery County | 220,069 | $9,191 | $2.0B |
| Sumner County | 196,281 | $6,874 | $1.3B |
| Sullivan County | 158,163 | $11,509 | $1.8B |
| Wilson County | 147,737 | $6,618 | $977.7M |
| Blount County | 135,280 | $7,850 | $1.1B |
| Washington County | 133,001 | $9,399 | $1.3B |
| Bradley County | 108,620 | $7,101 | $771.3M |
| Maury County | 100,974 | $7,515 | $758.8M |
| Madison County | 98,823 | $7,162 | $707.8M |
| Franklin County (this county) | 42,774 | $7,801 | $333.7M |
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Frequently Asked Questions
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